USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-743)

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter
gptkbp:armament 76 mm gun
20 mm gun
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 43 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mitsubishi_Heavy_Industries
gptkbp:class Cutter
gptkbp:commissioned 1964
gptkbp:crew 160 personnel
gptkbp:currentStatus Scrapped
gptkbp:decommissioned 1999
gptkbp:displacement 3,250 tons
gptkbp:draft 15 feet
gptkbp:fate Sold for scrapping
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Alameda,_California
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USCGC Point Defiance (WHEC-743)
gptkbp:length 378 feet
gptkbp:lengthOverall 378 feet 6 inches
gptkbp:motto Semper_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname Point Defiance
gptkbp:notableEvent Assisted in drug interdiction operations
Conducted search and rescue missions
Participated in Operation Market Time
Supported environmental protection efforts
Participated_in_the_Gulf_War
gptkbp:primaryMission Search and rescue
gptkbp:productionYears 35 years
gptkbp:propulsion Gas turbine engine
gptkbp:range 5,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:secondaryMission Environmental protection
Law enforcement
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:services Participated in numerous humanitarian missions
Conducted maritime safety operations
Engaged in law enforcement operations
Supported_U.S._Navy_operations
Active_in_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:USCGC_Point_Franklin_(WHEC-715)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Orient_(WHEC-883)
gptkb:USCGC_Point_Welcome_(WHEC-715)
gptkbp:speed 29 knots
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1963